The Lion King

Back in December I heard that The Lion King was coming to Kansas City and I knew I had to go see it again.  I saw this show on Broadway 14 years ago and it moved me in a way I never expected.  For those of you who have had the pleasure of seeing it, you know exactly what I'm talking about...that feeling during that opening scene of Circle of Life.  It's truly theater at its best.

Anyway, when I first saw they'd be touring in Kansas City, I pulled up that opening scene on YouTube to show the boys.  Ollie and Lucas didn't really care much, but Nolan got a look in his eyes that just melted my heart.  He looked at me with big eyes and said "Mommy, I don't need Christmas presents.  I just want to see Lion King!"  Oh, sweet boy!  You are indeed your mother's child!  I decided right then that I wanted to take him.  The problem with this, is (especially when you have triplets) how to do you take one kid out for something special like this without being completely and totally unfair?  So we also decided around that time (after asking the boys) to take Ollie and Lucas to Monster Jam with Daddy (which they did back in January).  When I gave Nolan the option of Monster Jam or Lion King, he hands down said he would rather see The Lion King.

So this has been something we've been looking forward to for over 6 months.  And today the day finally came.  After a frantic mommy moment at home before leaving when I couldn't seem to locate the tickets in my email to print off, we were finally ready!  Ollie and Lucas spent the afternoon at work with Daddy, which I think was fun for them.  Nolan and I got all dressed up and headed downtown.  We took some pictures and then went and found our seats...fairly early.  We looked through the Play Bill and talked about the show.  It was honestly just really nice being there just the two of us.

Then the lights dimmed and the show began.  It was just as good this time around as I remember it being in New York.  But what I enjoyed watching even more than the phenomenal costumes, set, and music...was Nolan's face throughout the show.  He had the most serious face all throughout The Circle of Life then as soon as it ended and the crowd broke out in applause, he looked over at me with the biggest eyes and his mouth wide open and I knew in that very moment that he was feeling exactly what I was.  He continued to look at me throughout the show...sort of in disbelief.  As if he really couldn't believe it was that good.

When intermission hit, we took at potty break and sat and had a snack out in the lobby for a bit before going back in.  During that time, I asked him how he was liking the show.  He said it was "So cool!"  I leaned over to him and said, "You want to hear something kind of silly?  There were a couple parts where Mommy got tears in her eyes because it was SO GOOD!"  He looked at me and said, "Oh, that's okay, Mommy...I got a few tears in my eyes too."

You guys...he's totally my mini-me.  Like truly, I am so glad he loves the theater.  He did awesome during the show and I think truly loved it.  This is one of those days that I will forever cherish. I 'm so glad we got the opportunity to go.  And I'm so glad he loved it!